Mallards sign Jason Sessa

Published on September 23, 2003 under United Hockey League (UHL)
Quad City Mallards News Release


Moline, IL – Jason Sessa, a two-time 30-goal scorer in the East Coast Hockey League, has signed a 2003-2004 contract with the United Hockey League Western Conference Champion Quad City Mallards. Team President/General Manager Howard Cornfield made the announcement today. With Sessa and Jeff Williams on board, the Mallards have two of the most potent offensive weapons in the UHL.

Sessa, a 26-year-old right wing from Long Island, N.Y., led the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays with 34 goals in 2000-01 and played in the league's All-Star Game. The Stingrays went on to win the league title, but Sessa missed the playoff run because he was called up to the American Hockey League's St. John's Maple Leafs and participated in their post-season.

In 2001-02, Sessa scored 30 goals for South Carolina and the Dayton Bombers, to whom he was traded in February 2002. He helped the Bombers reach the 2002 ECHL Championship Series by scoring two game-winning goals during their playoff run. This past season, Sessa played for the Sheffield Steelers in the British Icehockey Super League, scoring 19 points on eight goals and 11 assists in 32 games.

This summer, Sessa teamed with Mallards goaltender Jeff Reynaert as the U.S. won the bronze medal in the International Ice Hockey Federation In-Line Hockey World Championships, held in Germany in July. Sessa scored seven points, on six goals and an assist.

The Toronto Maple Leafs chose Sessa in the fourth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He began his pro career with St. John's, Toronto's AHL affiliate. He led their forwards with a +8 plus/minus rating in his first full season, 1998-99. In addition to St. John's, Sessa has seen action with the AHL's Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and Springfield Falcons, and has played a total of 104 regular season AHL games.

Sessa has scored 137 points, on 75 goals and 62 assists, in 138 career ECHL contests. His total of 274 pro games is just below the new limit of 280 under the UHL's rule for determining veteran status. The limit had been 250 games before it was changed this year. Teams are allowed to dress a maximum of six veterans.

Before his pro career, Sessa played three seasons for Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. He tied for the team lead with 22 goals in 1996-97 and was named second team All-Conference in the Central Collegiate Athletic Association.

Quad City now has 11 players under contract for the upcoming season, which gets underway Oct. 24 at Rockford. They include forwards Bob Crummer, Drew Otten, Sessa, and Williams, defensemen Andy Fermoyle, Terry Hollinger, Freddy Jobin, Adam Kragthorpe, Tom Menicci, and goaltenders Masahito Haruna and Jeff Reynaert.

DUCK TALES...Tickets are now on sale for Quad City's lone home exhibition game, as Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark Presents Mallards Migration to Dubuque, Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7:35 p.m. at the Five Flags Center. Fans can purchase tickets at the Five Flags Center box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at (563) 326-1111, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are $7, $10, and $12. For information, call the Five Flags Center at (563) 589-4254, or the Mallards at (309) 764-7825.

The Mallards will open the home portion of their 2003-04 schedule on Saturday, Nov. 8, at The MARK of the Quad Cities, when they host the Flint Generals. Season tickets, including all 38 regular season home games and all playoff games at no additional charge, are available now through the Mallards office. Extended payment plans make season tickets more affordable now than ever before! For information, call (309) 764-7825, or visit www.qcmallards.com.

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